Journal
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
Volume 4, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.170654
Keywords
copper-based benzenetricarboxylate; metal-organic frameworks; porous coordination polymers; antifungal; antimicrobial
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- Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology
- Graduate Research Scholarships
- Graduate School, Kasetsart University
- Thailand Research Fund
- Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology [RSA5880043]
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Although metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) or porous coordination polymers have been widely studied, their antimicrobial activities have not yet been fully investigated. In this work, antifungal activity of copper-based benzenetricarboxylate MOF (Cu-BTC MOF), which is water stable and industrially interesting, is investigated against Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae and Fusarium oxysporum. The Cu-BTC MOF can effectively inhibit the growth rate of C. albicans and remarkably inhibit the spore growth of A. niger, A. oryzae and F. oxysporum. This finding shows the potential of using Cu-BTC MOF as a strong biocidal material against representative yeasts and moulds that are commonly found in the food and agricultural industries.
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